MENENDEZ: 'I ALMOST WANTED TO VOMIT'

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez told CNN he "almost wanted to vomit" when he read a controversial op-ed article by Russian President Vladimir Putin on America's role in the Syria conflict.

RAND PAUL PRAISES LONEGAN, BASHED BOOKER

In a phone interview with The Star-Ledger, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) praised Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan and bashed his Democratic opponent, Newark Mayor Cory Booker. But Paul spared Christie, the man he has feuded with in recent months.

• In an unexpected move that signals the Christie administration's support for New Jersey's medical marijuana program, the state Economic Developmental Authority approved a $357,000 loan to the founders of a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township that plans to open in mid-October.